MyReporter - Why is New Hanover Regional not using 5th floor?

Published: Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 3:02 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 3:02 a.m.

Q. With demand for hospital beds rising, why is New Hanover Regional not using the fifth floor?

A. According to Erin Balzotti, a spokeswoman for the hospital, an operations team is in the process of working to temporarily open in-patient beds on the newly remodeled fifth floor to meet the increased demand for hospital beds.

– Kate Elizabeth Queram

Q. Where is the city's recycling sorted and what does it cost?

A. The city's recycling is taken to Recycle American, a division of Waste Management located on River Road, according to Dylan Lee, a city spokesman. From there, the recycling is loaded onto a tractor trailer and sent to one of their North Carolina processing centers, where it is separated and sold, Lee said.

The recycling costs the city $20 per ton, which is a savings compared to the $59 per ton it costs to dump trash at the New Han­over County landfill.

<p class="bold allcaps">Q. With demand for hospital beds rising, why is New Hanover Regional not using the fifth floor?</p>
<p>A. According to Erin Balzotti, a spokeswoman for the hospital, an operations team is in the process of working to temporarily open in-patient beds on the newly remodeled fifth floor to meet the increased demand for hospital beds.</p><p><i></p><p>– Kate Elizabeth Queram</i></p><h3>Q. Where is the city's recycling sorted and what does it cost?</h3>
<p>A. The city's recycling is taken to Recycle American, a division of Waste Management located on River Road, according to Dylan Lee, a city spokesman. From there, the recycling is loaded onto a tractor trailer and sent to one of their North Carolina processing centers, where it is separated and sold, Lee said.</p><p>The recycling costs the city $20 per ton, which is a savings compared to the $59 per ton it costs to dump trash at the New Han­over County landfill.</p><p><i></p><p>– Julian March</i></p>